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sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Tunga his sprecþ dóm, Ps. Spl. 36, 32. Se ðe sóð spriceþ, Exon. Th. 3, 9; Cri. 33. Hé beót spriceþ, 290, 25; Wand. 70. Heó mé wom spreceþ, 402, 22; Rä. 21, 23. Ða ðe sprecaþ sybbe, Ps. Spl. 27, 4. Hié sprecaþ fácen and inwit, Cd.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Ðínes mihtes þrym potentiain tuam, Ps. Th. 70, 18: Exon. Th. 349, 19; Sch. 48, Þone þrym and þa fægernesse ðæs temples the magnificence and beauty of the temple, Blickl. Homl. 77, 30.

Linked entry: þrym

ge-standan

(v.)
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Babylonia gestód tuwa seofon hund wintra on hiere onwealde, Ors. 6, I; S. 252, 6. not to fall, be upheld Tó dǽm ðæt hí sién árǽrde and gestonden on ryhtum weorce, Past. 443, 35. Hú mæg gestonde ríc his?, Mt. L. 12, 26 : Mk. L.

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Wǽrun wegas ðíne on wídne sǽ in mari viae tuae, Ps. Th. 76, 16. Onbúgan of ðæs gewealde, ðe mé wegas tǽcneþ, Exon. Th. 383, 26; Rä, 4, 16. Tófóran on feówer wegas æðelinga bearn, Cd.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Þone án and twéntigoðan dæg, Ex. 12, 18. associated with óþer, án, having more or less of an ordinal force, one, the first Tuá bebodu, án is ðæt wé lufigen God, óðer ðæt wé lufien úre niéhstan, Past. 49, 12.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Beó wær æt ðam ðæt ðú nǽfre mínne sunu ðyder ne lǽde numquid reducere debeo frilium tuum ad locum, de quo egressus es? Cave, ne quando reducas filium meum illuc, Gen. 24, 4-5. Wíf lǽdan to take a wife, Lchdm. iii. 190, 5: 212, 8.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Th. 77, 39. where the prominent notion is that of destination or direction, of self-originated motion or action, to take one's way, proceed to a place or person, go into a place, move in a specified direction Ic on þín hús gange introito in domum tuum

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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'Ne tala ðú ðæt ic ne cunne ðone intingan ðínre unrótnesse and ðínre wacone and ánlépnesse ðínes seðles' ne me aestimes tuae moestiliae RUNE insomniorum RUNE solitariae sessionis causam nescire. Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513, 41 note.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Gif hwá hwæt ungewealdes gedéþ, ne bið ꝥ eallunga ná gelíc þe hit gewealdes gedéð, 412, 15. with irregular construction Gif monnes tunge bið of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum gedón, ꝥ bið gelíc and eágan bót (the compensation for) pulling out a man's tongue

geond

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Hié hine tugon geond þǽre ceastre lanan, Bl. H. 241, 25. (cc) within a medium (earth, water, air) :-- Hornfisc glád geond gársecg, An. 371. Git geseóþ hine geond heofenas féran, Bl. H. 187, 34.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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</b> intrans. of local relations. to cleave to, remain in contact with Geþeóde tunge mín gómum mínum adhaereat lingua mea faucibus meis Ps.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Suá suíðe suá hé of ðære ǽwe ne cerre so as he turn not from the law, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 4. Búton hé suá monige gecierre suá hé mǽsð mǽge, 28; Swt. 191, 9. Hafa on múþe swá hát swá ðú hátost mǽge, Lchdm. ii. 50, 15. Swá forð swá ða óðre, Ælfc.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Cnute cynge ádas swóron, and syððan hine ofslógon, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. a divine ruler, with a general application Wé þec bletsiað, Freá folca gehwæs, Dan. 401. used of the Israelites: Tó þínes folces wuldre Israhel ad gloriam plebis tuae Israel,

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere mid góde elige servum tuum in bonum, Ps. Th. 118, 122. Ne mé ǽnig mid góde ongitan wolde noa erat qui agnosceret me, Ps. Th. 141, 4. Hé mé góde dohte, mé beág forgeaf, Víd. 89. Góde gewircean, feohgiftum, B. 20.

(prep.)
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tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Ðú úre unriht ásettest ðǽr ðú sylfa tó eágum lócadest posuisti iniqiiitaies nostras in conspectu tuo, Ps. Th. 89, 8. Wé beótiaþ tó. Blickl.

Linked entry: -anne

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Hé ástígende on án scyp . . . bæd hyne ꝥ hé hit fram lande tuge, Lk. 5, 3.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Mann slihþ ðínne oxan bos tuus immoletur. Deut. 28, 31. Ic slóg niceras, Beo. Th. 847; 6. 421: Exon. Th. 272, 4; Jul. 494. Ðonne God hié slóg (occideret), ðonne sóhton hié hine, Past. 36, 3; Swt. 251, 20: Beo. Th. 217; B. 108.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

hálig

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I</b> Húse þínum hálig gedafenað domum tuam decent sancta, Ps. Th. 92, 7. Þæt weófod bið hálegra hálig altare erit sanctum sanctorum, Ex. 29, 37. Ꝥ hálige ðe of þé ácenned býð that holy thing that shall be born of thee, Lk. 1, 35.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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On ðínum endum in novissimis tuis, Kent. Gl. 707. Endas extrema, 483. the terminal point of a series, in phrases expressing completeness God is fruma and ende ǽlces gódes, Bt. 80, 10. Cyninga wuldor, fruma and ende (cf.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

ge-niman

(v.)
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L. 5, 9. to take in war, capture Hé gefeaht wiþ feówer sciphlæstas Deniscra monna, and þára scipa genam, 882; P. 78, 1. Se cyng þone castel gewann and þæs eorles men genam, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 14.